relevant when she says it? yes does she say it as she meets a new patient? not right upon meeting him sees a patient for the second or subsequent time? possibly does she say it before treatment? no during treatment? yes after treatment? yes

By Lynne (Lynne) on Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 09:46 pm:

"I'll keep an eye out for you" no"No eye dear" no, although I recall a homonyn for this pun from an old chatroom discussion. In fact, I think you took part

In the context in which she uses it, is she commenting on her patient's appearance? no visual capability? yope financial situation? no

In the context in which she uses it, is it perceived as being funny? if & only if the patient knows the joke & recognizes the punch lineWould it be perceived as being funny by someone who did not know the original joke? no

Does the punchline make reference to: Glasses? noSpectacles? noLenses? noContacts? noVision? see next answerSight? yesLooking? no

does what she says refer to the patient's ability to see? inability to see? ability to see colours? ability to read? ability to read a sight chart?

is the patient performing some action as this is said? is she? is it said in response to something the patient says? is it said to someone other than the patient? to another healthcare professional? to herself?

does what she says refer to the patient's ability to see? yes inability to see? yope ability to see colours? no ability to read? yes ability to read a sight chart? yes

is the patient performing some action as this is said? possibly is she? ditto is it said in response to something the patient says? nois it said to someone other than the patient? no to another healthcare professional? to herself?

Is the joke anything to do with reading the small print? reading between the lines? spelling? Is the joke a one-liner? Does the pun involve words that are spelled the same? spelled differently? pronounced the same? pronounced differently? red/read? see/sea?

By John Morahan (Wunderland) on Sunday, September 04, 2005 - 12:37 pm:

Is the joke anything to do with reading the small print? no reading between the lines? no spelling? Is the joke a one-liner? noDoes the pun involve words that are spelled the same? no spelled differently? yes pronounced the same? no pronounced differently? yesish--but the pronunciations are similar that mistaking one for the other isn't out of the question red/read? no see/sea? no

I seem to recall that I was posting the "What do you call a blind deer?" joke series in the chatroom some time back, FWIW.

Would it be something she says when dealing with a specific eye problem? A specific treatment? Or more just during a general exam? Anything about "which is better, this or this?" Dilation relevant? Glaucoma? Cataracts?

I seem to recall that I was posting the "What do you call a blind deer?" joke series in the chatroom some time back, FWIW. What's FWIW??

Would it be something she says when dealing with a specific eye problem? yope A specific treatment? more likely a general exam Or more just during a general exam? yes Anything about "which is better, this or this?" no Dilation relevant? no Glaucoma? no Cataracts? no

Per the puzzle statement, the thing that causes her to utter the punchline while another optom./optham. wouldn't is her clientele? yes

Is it due to their age? yesishGender? no Health?noish Location? no Ethnicity? yes Religion? noPrimary language? yesIncome/fundage? noCountry of origin? yopeCitizenship? no Education? no Occupation? no Sexual orientation? noSize? Abledness (sorry, couldn't come up with a better word)? no

Are they from Western Europe? possibly Eastern Europe? no Asia? no Middle East? no Africa? no Pacific Islands? no Australia? no South America? possibly Central America? possibly Greenland? no Antarctica? no West Indies? possibly

Is there a particular relevant historical event or series of events? no A particular relevant historical culture? yesish

In its original context (in the famous old joke) did the punchline rely on the pun? Or was it funny in its own right?

Does the famous old joke have any direct connection to eye doctors? the medical profession? hispanic people?

Was the original joke told in Spanish? American? English? another language?

For the pun to work, do you need some knowledge of both the English and Spanish languages?

In the context of the eye examination, if she were to say the line to a non-hispanic client (who had no knowledge of hispanic traditions or language), would it be taken as a normal thing for an eye-examiner to say?

In its original context (in the famous old joke) did the punchline rely on the pun? yes Or was it funny in its own right? no

Does the famous old joke have any direct connection to eye doctors? no the medical profession? no hispanic people? yes

Was the original joke told in Spanish? no American? as opposed to English?? English? yesanother language? no

For the pun to work, do you need some knowledge of both the English yes and Spanish languages? the knowledge you need of Spanish is so minimal that few people lack it

In the context of the eye examination, if she were to say the line to a non-hispanic client (who had no knowledge of hispanic traditions or language), would it be taken as a normal thing for an eye-examiner to say? possibly

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